Nottingham attacks inquiry ends after 14 weeks of evidence

The last evidence has been heard at the public inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham attacks that left three people dead. Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, murdered students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley Kumar before going on to kill school caretaker Ian Coates and seriously injure three others. After 14 weeks of evidence and 164 witnesses, inquiry chair Deborah Taylor will now consider the impact of any failures by public bodies. The hearing marks the close of a process that has examined the actions of agencies leading up to the killings. What remains unresolved is whether systemic failures allowed Calocane to slip through the cracks – and who, if anyone, will be held accountable.